Facility Plan
Introduction
1. Background
2. Evaluation
3. Conveyances
4. RTF

5. Schedule
Appendices

Midland Ave Regional Treatment Facility & Conveyances—Facility Plan, Jan 2003
by Environmental Engineering Associates, LLP
for Onondaga County Department of Water Environment Protection

5. Project phasing/implementation schedule

To facilitate the construction of the Midland Avenue RTF and Conveyances project, the County requested approval of re-sequencing the project from the NYSDEC in March 2000. Based on this re-sequencing, the following project phases can be described as follows:

Phase One Project, including:

Tallman Street CSO transmission pipeline from Tallman

Phase Two Project, including:

included in Phase Two Project subsequent to NYSDEC approval of revised phasing plan [see discussion below] to permit reduction in RTF peak influent pumping rate from 667 cfs to 330 cfs) the terminus point of the Phase One Project to the RTF; the RTF to a point approximately 1,000 feet upstream of the RTF; and

Phase Three Project, including:

Midland Avenue CSO transmission pipeline from a point approximately 1,000 feet upstream of the RTF to West Newell Street; and Entire Elmhurst Avenue CSO transmission pipeline.

The revised phasing plan was subsequently approved by the NYSDEC in May 2000.

The County completed the construction of the Phase One Project in December 2000. The Phase One Project was initiated and completed within the revised minor milestone dates established for this project phase by the NYSDEC. Remaining significant milestone dates presently established for the project by the NYSDEC are as follows:

Milestone Date

Submit Phase Two Engineering Report (minor milestone) Mar 1, 2003

Phase Two Site Acquisition (minor milestone) Apr 1, 2003

Complete Phase Two SEQRA Documentation (minor milestone) Apr 1, 2003

Submit Phase Two Construction Documents (minor milestone) May 15, 2003

Commence Phase Two Construction (minor milestone) Oct 1, 2003

Complete Phase Two Construction (minor milestone) Sep 1, 2005*

Complete Construction and Begin Operation of Midland Avenue Conveyances/RTF CSO Control System, including Phase One, Phase Two , and Phase Three (major milestone) May 1, 2007

* Milestone date requires extension to April 1, 2006 to accommodate new Commence Phase Two Construction date of October 1, 2003 (issued Jan 14, 2003).

The separate sewer separation projects planned for the Midland Avenue service area pursuant to the ACJ are scheduled to be completed by January 1, 2012 (major milestone).